Blake H. Rand Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire From: Laura Armetta - FURRY1000@aol.com Surname: RAND Source: History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915 Page 973 BLAKE H. RAND, a farmer who owns and operates forty-five acres of land at Rand's Corner, or Rye Center, Rockingham County, N. H.; was born here December 21, 1863, a son of Thomas W. and Louise A. (Hodgdon) Rand. The father was a native of Rye, and son of Jedediah Rand. He was a farmer and trader and also conducted a grocery store. His wife was a native of Greenland. They were affiliated religiously with the Congregational church. Both are now deceased, and are buried in Rye. Their family consisted of two sons, Jedediah and Blake H; Jedediah Rand, a mason by trade, married Edith C. Foss, daughter of John O. and Amanda S. (Marden) Foss, by whom he has four children: Wallace E., Louise A., Elinor C., and Thomas F. Rand. Blake H. Rand was educated in the common schools. He began in- dustrial life as his father's assistant, and has resided in this locality all his life. The farm he owns has been in the Rand family for four geneI'a- tions at least. He also operates a general store here, which was estab- lished by his grandfather's family and has for over 95 years been in the possession of the Rands. Mr. Rand was married June 19, 1889, to Leonie S. Drake, who was born in.Rye, a daughter of Joseph J. and Clarissa D. (Knowles) Drake, both natives of Rye, her father being a farmer. The children in the Drake family were as follows: Anna D., wife of Joseph W. Garland; Abraham J., proprietor of the Drake House at Rye Beach; Adams E., a farmer and liveryman at Rye; John 0., who is deceased: Clara J., now deceased, who was the wife of Alfred V. Seavey, and Leonie S., wife of BIake H. Rand, the subject of this sketch. Mr. Blake Rand has served the town as town clerk for twenty-six years consecutively, being elected each time without opposition. He is a Republican in politics and was representative to the general court in the session of 1913, and has also served as tax collector. He is a mem- ber of the Junior Order of American Mechanics at Rye. belonging to Seaside Council, No. 20, and he and his family attend the Congregational church. An industrious, enterprising" and reliable citizen, he is widely known and highly respected. ********************************************************************** * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files t other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIORto uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * *The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.